Improvement in horseshoes



To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

ALBERT E. KRGER, OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSESHOES.

Speeicatiwon forming part of Letters Patent No. 81,512, dated August 25,1868.

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. KRGER, of the town of Norwalk, county ofFairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented new usefulImprovements in the Mode of Constructin g Horseshoes 5 and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and correct description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and attachmentto the ordinary horseshoe of hollow calks, stuffed with felt, to preventslipping.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the same.

In the drawing, Figure l is a face view 'of the shoe when prepared toreceive the stuffed calks. Fig. 2 is a face view when the calks areattached; Fig. 3, a section of the toecalk; Fig. 4, a section of theheel-calk.

The object of my improvement is to make a shoe that a horse can travelwith on ice or slippery pavement, vor any smooth surface, without thedanger of constantly slipping While traveling.

I make no alteration in the usual form or construction of thecommonly-used horseshoe, except in the calks.

The drawing represents the calks, the form of which will in all cases benearly and substantially the same, made suitable for the toe or heel,constructed of malleable iron, 01 wrought-iron, or steel, according tofancy and circumstances. A

The outer part or rim A, to inclose the felt stuffing B, forms an oblongspace or mortise vertically through the calk, and slightly beveled toretain the stuffing firmly, and extending from the base or bottom of thecalk.

I make two, three, or more studs or tenons, D, of the necessary andrequired size and shape, to pass through properly-made correspondingmortises or holes C in the shoe. (See Fig. l.) These studs are made ofthe proper length to allow them to be riveted on the ends, which willmake a strong, firm, solid, and substantial fastening for the same, andwhich can be easily replaced or renewed, when worn down, or injured, orbroken.

The felt stuffing B is composed of woolen fiber, made as firm and solidas possible, and driven into the oblong hollow space of the calk beforethe same is attached to the shoe, forming a level space on the top ofthe calk, and which will always remain level with the surrounding' metalrim A, and wearing away as fast as the same and no faster, andconsequently always presenting a non-slipping surface to the pavement orice.

The form and size of the calks will be various, to conform to the"different sizes of the shoe, and fancy.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement and attachment of the hollow calks to the shoe, by meansof the studs D and mortises C, or their equivalent, in the mannersubstantially as and for the purpose described.

A. E. KRGER.

Witnesses:

WM. VINE, E. C.' BIssELL.

